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Originally Posted by snake5289

This works for me. Admittedly I don't know anything about Bo outside of this show. I figured she was the Mando leader or something. Between Bo and her companions and Din's group (particularly the Armorer) I'd definitely side with the latter.

Likewise. To bring you up to speed, though:

Bo-Katan first appears in The Clone Wars, where's she's introduced as the commander of the "Nite Owls," a cadre of Mandalorians allied with Pre Vizsla, the leader of the "Death Watch," which is a faction of militant traditionalists dedicated to overthrowing the pacifist "New Mandalorian" government that has arisen on the Mandalorian homeworld and is led by Bo-Katan's sister, Satine, and reinstating the old Mandalorian warrior-culture. While Vizsla is a rather murderous and perhaps not entirely sane sort of chap, he does seem to sincerely believe in the warrior honor-codes that he espouses, even when they don't work to his advantage, whereas Bo-Katan basically drops all such pretenses the moment that they become inconvenient to her goals. She also attempts to emotionally manipulate Obi-Wan Kenobi during the subsequent Mandalorian civil war, playing on his feelings for her sister to try and guilt him into providing assistance. Later on, she turns up in Rebels, leading a small cell of Mandalorians resisting the Empire, with her appearances in the show culminating with her accepting the Darksaber as a gift from the series' resident truant Mandalorian, Sabine Wren, and consequently being acclaimed rightful leader of Mandalore and all Mandalorians...which obviously didn't end well, considering the events and references in the live-action series.

To sum up, though, while she was portrayed in a somewhat more positive light in Rebels, Bo-Katan was initially introduced as someone who was basically a terrorist and willing to be party to a great many questionable acts, including ones that harmed fellow Mandalorians, in a pursuit for power. Time and the Imperial Purge may have softened her somewhat, and when introduced in the live-action series, she does seem remorseful for the catastrophes that the Mandalorians have suffered under her watch (although whether this was a sincere display or merely for the benefit of trying to get Din onboard with her plan to rob that Imperial transport is open for debate), but she's still a haughty, arrogant, condescending creature (hence Boba's dismissively calling her "princess") who disdains both Din and Boba (albeit for different reasons), continues to utilize emotional manipulation and is very much pursuing power, even if she is ostensibly motivated now by concern for the good of all Mandalorians (or at least those whom she considers Mandalorians). Certainly, it seems to me that she's being set up to be a very interesting foil to Din, who is gradually unfolding into a sort of King Arthur archetype (humble orphan boy comes into possession of a legendary sword and unites an eclectic band of elite warriors under his leadership, and there is, of course, the promise in Mandalore of a fallen kingdom that needs renewing).